#1960stv — Public Fediverse posts

Don Herbert (1917-2007) — a Peabody Award-winner as MR. WIZARD — was born on this date.

Here he is teaching 1960s kids how to light his birthday candle. (Or make a bomb, I'm not sure.)

Episodes of his TV shows from the 1950s-'80s are on his official YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@MrWizardStudios/videos

#ClassicTV #1960sTV #1980sTV #MrWizard #MrWizardsWorld

Al Lewis #BOTD in MUNSTER, GO HOME (1966) the Universal feature film released after the TV series completed its two-season run on CBS.

#TheMunsters #ClassicTV #1960sTV

The 1967-68 UK TV series Man in a Suitcase takes the basic ITC action-adventure formula and adds a hardboiled flavour, real toughness, grittiness, plus seedy downmarket glamour. And more than a hint of film noir. The best of all the ITC series.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2016/02/man-in-suitcase-1967-68.html

#retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #culttv #culttelevision #ITC #spytv #spies #RichardBradford #BritishTV #Britishtelevision

Peter Leslie’s The Cornish Pixie Affair, from 1967, the fifth original novel based on the TV spy series The Girl from UNCLE starts with a murder in a circus (a setting that is used extremely well). Statuettes of pixies play a role. Enjoyable.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-girl-from-uncle-cornish-pixie-affair.html

#retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #scifi #scifitv #Lexx #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #culttv #culttelevision #GirlfromUNCLE #spytv #spies #PeterLeslie

Venus Smith, the forgotten Avengers girl. She was Steed's partner in six 1963 episodes. Fascinatingly different from the other Avengers girls. She had zero combat skills but she was a useful agent. And quite charming.

Reviews of the Venus Smith episodes: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-avengers-venus-smith-episodes.html

#culttv #retrotv #vintagetv #60stv #1960stv #theavengers #culttelevision #spies #spytv #VenusSmith

The Interrogators, a great 1969 Tara King episode of The Avengers, written by Richard Harris and Brian Clemens. Christopher Lee guest stars. Starts with a British agent being interrogated by the bad guys, then the twists begin.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-avengers-interrogators.html

#LindaThorson #ChristopherLee #culttv #retrotv #vintagetv #60stv #1960stv #theavengers #culttelevision #spies #spytv

Tonight in 1960 — THE MIKADO aired on NBC’s BELL TELEPHONE HOUR

#GrouchoMarx starred in this TV adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera.

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s #MarxBros

W. Howard Baker’s Storm Over Rockall, the third of the six Danger Man TV tie-in novels. It's an original novel but with similarities to the TV episode Not So Jolly Roger. Someone is sabotaging a British rocket program. It could the Russians, or it could be the Americans.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2021/02/danger-man-storm-over-rockall-tv-tie-in.html

#60stv #1960stv #retrotv #vintagetv #DangerMan #spies #spytv #TVtieinnovels

“Happiness came simply from doing the work.”

#PeterTork (1942–2019) would have been 81 today.

#TheMonkees #BornOnThisDay #1960s #1960sMusic #1960sTV #Nostalgia #ClassicTV

“For me, #LostInSpace was the perfect experience. As an actor, and as a kid."

#BillMumy is 69 today.

#BornOnThisDay #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia #BillyMumy #TwilightZone

Tonight in 1968 — #LaughIn debuted on NBC.

#DanRowan and #DickMartin hosted this sketch comedy series featuring #GoldieHawn, #LilyTomlin, #RuthBuzzi, #JoAnneWorley, #ArteJohnson, #JudyCarne, and #HenryGibson.

#GaryOwens narrated from "beautiful downtown Burbank."

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia